Fluid Frequencies reimagines my personal relationship with water through a dynamic multi-sensory video experience. Water has shaped much of my life, from lake days at camp to sailing, skiing, and fueling tennis matches. This piece translates those memories into an expressive audiovisual form.

This virtual reality journey pays tribute to the myriad forms and expressions of water that resonate deeply with me while simultaneously showcasing its inherent beauty. The VR environment adapts dynamically to user interactions, offering a personalized exploration of water's wonders. The installation is set against a vast black backdrop and symbolizes water's endless capabilities and significance. 

I invested in mastering coding and file manipulation for my project, utilizing Jugular to activate the Miden space. Employing Rhino 3D, I designed four spheres of varying sizes, each adorned with an original texture-mapped photograph of water. The four spheres' initial arrangement echoes the geometry of the water molecule, providing a sense of structure before dissolving into fluid motion. Spatial audio, sourced from a rainstorm I recorded and re-composed through sound design, surrounds the participant, creating a soundscape that expands and contracts with each shift in the visual composition.

The video documents dual perspectives that reveal both a participant's external movement and the internal world they navigate, emphasizing how interaction shapes the composition. Throughout the video, the participant moves from drifting through individual spheres to gliding down a tunnel-like formation where distinct tones collide, overlap, and refract. The spheres eventually merge into a single vibrating form, briefly unifying all harmonics, before returning to the molecular configuration, inviting viewers to sense water's serenity, tension, and infinite expressive potential.

I recorded a rainstorm using Voice Memos, subsequently processing the audio in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Audition to craft an intricate soundscape. I composed four harmonizing chords by isolating a single pitch and adjusting the frequencies evenly across the high and low ranges. Each sphere emanates distinct sounds that crescendo as users engage. The controller initiates the sense of touch, enabling users to move the spheres and adjust their perspective in space, creating personal symphonies while invoking a soothing, serene atmosphere.